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Weekly Briefings
UK Infrawatch Weekly: Netomnia goes mobile; ESN mobilises; Freedom Fibre walks
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including altnet strategies on uptake acceleration; Project Gigabit and SRN updates; altnet and data centre investment plans; people moves, and plenty more…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: vendor deals aplenty as BT promotes partners
Latest from BT in a week in which Optiva, RingCentral, Equinix, Cisco, and more are namechecked in expanded or extended deals; Openreach CEO gets on the EV campaign trail; BT wins payout from dismissed class action appeal; more…
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Weekly Briefings
UK Infrawatch Weekly: CityFibre turns positive, HS2 gets connected, GoFibre Gigabit win
Project Gigabit, a Sky alliance, and the XGS-PON upgrade were all flagged as positive signs of CityFibre progress as it presented its latest annual results.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: looking to the skies for mobile infill, satellite D2D
Latest from Vodafone, including: MWC previews, with drones and APIs among the early teases; Vi CEO promises capex uplift to underpin turnaround attempt; Vodafone–Three leadership team named, former Group CEO Nick Read finds another non-exec posting; more…
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People
BT Peoplewatch: B2B shaken up, ExCo slimmed down
20+ senior and strategic changes across the Group, including: Corporate & Brand lead leaves the top team after just six months; Business overhaul continues; VM O2 exec brought in to lead Mobile at EE; more from the Etc. and innovation fall out…
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Weekly Briefings
UK Infrawatch Weekly: UK satellite taking off; Equitix bailing on Gigaclear?
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including the latest on public sector network investment; a rapidly developing SatComms scene; signs of Equitix edging away from Gigaclear, and plenty more…
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Network & Infrastructure
Shared Rural Network expands reach as BDUK cutback rumours swirl
Weekend reports suggest operators are irked by possibility that their coverage investment and network optimisation improvements could see the government scale back financial commitments to rural coverage…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: AI in action paying off
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including CX benefits of AI deployments in Europe, Africa; Vi’s renewed optimism; M-PESA’s banking partnership push; Latvian IoT; more…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: healthtech flatlines; real-world network slicing
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as Etc. shutters healthtech and resets EV charging; BT’s Division X marks network slicing milestone; 2G closure prep work begins; and EE learns its ESN vendor peers…
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Network & Infrastructure
MásOrange CEO wants Spain to make spectrum fee cut
Meinrad Spenger proposes changes after charges reportedly led to joint venture’s failure to find a buyer for surplus 3.5GHz rights.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT seeks smooth B2B transition with 2G switch-off
Group seeks to ensure business customers’ transition from 2G to modern networks is as seamless as possible, as networks chief Howard Watson announces prep to support them in the process.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: AI leadership overhaul; Openreach turns to intent-based networking
Latest from BT as New Year people changes make for evolution at BT Digital; Openreach taps government grant funding for more rural fibre contracts; India promoted as more than just an engineering outpost; and Nokia takes a central spot in Openreach SDN…
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Interview
nexfibre: Keep leash on Openreach to drive UK fibre competition
nexfibre development chief Giles Rowbotham speaks with TelcoTitans on need to drive UK fibre competition by maintaining regulation of Openreach. Says Ofcom needs to keep an eye on wholesale pricing and copper-to-fibre migration process, as well as consolidation, investment, PIA, and local-level factors within wider market…
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Network & Infrastructure
Amazon shuttles towards UK Project Kuiper launch in 2025
Kuiper Systems preparing to commercially launch UK satellite broadband services during 2025, following launch of first-generation satellites expected in the coming months. Move comes as demand for UK satellite connectivity ramps up as rural alternative to full-fibre…
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: fibre ups and downs; telcos lean into data centre deals
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including a DC sale in Ireland; UK fibre altnet plans from new INCA CEO Paddy Paddison; another Project Gigabit stumble; a world-first satellite claim from One NZ; plus strategic executive moves and plenty more…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: ‘in transition’ BT ends year on a high
Latest from BT as new Wholesale MD lays out her priorities; Sprinklr tie-up bears first fruit; asset-light international strategy picks up; and BT walks away unscathed from landmark £1bn+ class action case…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: Group closes out 2024 with more deals, partnerships
Latest from Vodafone and its associates, including business developments in the UK and IoT sector; European telcos’ frustration at regulatory standstill; and trouble with the Kenyan press…
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Public Affairs
BT beats landmark class action case, cleared of unfair pricing
Competition Appeal Tribunal dismisses first-of-its-kind collective class action against BT, having found it to be charging ‘excessive’, but not ‘unfair’, prices.
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Network & Infrastructure
Aging PSTN blots UK network resilience
As UK policymakers scrutinise infrastructure resilience, equipment failures in the old public switched telephone network (PSTN) have led a recent rise in outages.
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Interview
New INCA CEO tells UK altnets to mobilise against common enemy
Industry body recce’d under new CEO, with collaboration and communication identified for rework — including potential Openreach hotline upgrade — despite cloud of consolidation.